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Excel is actually an amazing product. Google docs is cool, but it’s nothing compared to excel.
by blhack 7y ago
Excel is actually an amazing product. Google docs is cool, but it’s nothing compared to excel.
- pier25 7y agoExcel is a beast, but for my use case Google Sheets is better since I don't need the advanced features and it's always available in any browser. My biggest problem with Google Docs in general is not about features but that performance is pretty bad.
- flatb 7y agoI second your statement about Google Docs. I find it amazing that they don't put a bigger focus on performance. We're talking about tools that are essentially about being productive! Any Google Docs product feels incredibly sluggish, and I feel this trend lately even in Gmail or Google Keep. It just constantly feels like those old-school fat clients constantly hiccupping because of a slow server.
- shostack 7y agoI use Sheets for work and increasingly a bunch of personal stuff. I wish Google would invest more in customization of visuals and such with charts and allow for better pivot functionality, but otherwise it is pretty solid. I can't see myself ever paying for Excel for personal use at this point.
- munchbunny 7y agoExcel and Photoshop are in a league of their own. There are competing tools that do some of the things they do, but I can think of very few that manage to be a baseline for everyone.
- lunchables 7y agoI agree. But the funny thing about both of those is they reached a point of diminishing returns arguably in 2007 and certainly by 2010. The versions back then provide the features needed by 95-99% of the existing user base today.